Ming-Na Wen

Ming-Na Wen

Known for
Acting
Born
November 20, 1963 (age 62)
Birthplace
Coloane Island, Macau

Biography

Ming-Na Wen (Chinese: 溫明娜; born November 20, 1963) is an American actress and model. She has won multiple awards throughout her career, including an Annie Award and a Saturn Award, in addition to a  Screen Actors Guild Award nomination. She was honoured as a Disney Legend in 2019 and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2023. Wen's breakthrough role was as June Woo in The Joy Luck Club (1993). Other early successes include the role of Dr Jing-Mei "Deb" Chen in the medical drama series ER (1995–2004) and her voice role as Fa Mulan in the Walt Disney Animated Classic Mulan, as well as its sequel Mulan II, several video games and guest appearances in TV shows such as Sofia the First. Additionally, Wen made a cameo appearance in the live-action remake of Mulan (2020). Wen is well-known for playing agent Melinda May in the Marvel series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013–2020) and has also appeared in the Star Wars franchise as the bounty hunter Fennec Shand, appearing in The Mandalorian (2019–2020) Star Wars: The Bad Batch (2021, 2024), and The Book of Boba Fett (2021–2022). Other notable roles include  Chun-Li in Street Fighter (1994), Detective Ellen Yin in The Batman (2004–2005), and Camile Wray in Stargate Universe (2009–2011). Description above from the Wikipedia article Ming-Na Wen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

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Filmography

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The Joy Luck Club 2

The Joy Luck Club 2

Movie · as June Woo

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Better Life poster

Better Life

Movie

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Enormous

Enormous

Movie · as (voice)

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Persephone poster

Persephone

Movie

2026
Tether poster

Tether

Movie · as Captain Lingard

2026
Whatcha Want poster

Whatcha Want

Movie · as Mary Wu

2026
LEGO Disney Princess: Magical Mayhem poster

LEGO Disney Princess: Magical Mayhem

Movie · as Mulan (voice)

2026
LEGO Star Wars: The Mandalorian poster

LEGO Star Wars: The Mandalorian

Movie · as Fennec Shand (voice)

2025
Karate Kid: Legends poster

Karate Kid: Legends

Movie · as Dr. Fong

2025
The Mighty Nein poster

The Mighty Nein

TV · as Dairon (voice) · 4 eps

2024
Glitter & Doom poster

Glitter & Doom

Movie · as Ivy

2024
Good Men poster

Good Men

Movie · as Self

2024
Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft poster

Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft

TV · as Eva Tong (voice) · 2 eps

2024
Disney Legends Award Ceremony poster

Disney Legends Award Ceremony

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2023
Pencils vs Pixels poster

Pencils vs Pixels

Movie · as Self - Narrator (voice)

2023
Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai poster

Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai

TV · as Fong Wing (voice) · 20 eps

2023
Mech Cadets poster

Mech Cadets

TV · as Dolly Yu (voice) · 10 eps

2023
BLUE EYE SAMURAI poster

BLUE EYE SAMURAI

TV · as Madame Kaji (voice) · 4 eps

2023
Velma poster

Velma

TV · as Carroll (voice) · 4 eps

2022
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett poster

Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2021
DC Showcase: The Losers poster

DC Showcase: The Losers

Movie · as Fan Long (voice)

2021
Under the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba Fett poster

Under the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba Fett

Movie · as Self

2021
Yasuke poster

Yasuke

TV · as Natsumaru (voice) · 6 eps

2021
Star Wars: The Bad Batch poster

Star Wars: The Bad Batch

TV · as Fennec Shand (voice) · 3 eps

2021
Pretty Smart poster

Pretty Smart

TV · as Jasmine · 1 ep

2021
Hacks poster

Hacks

TV · as Janet · 2 eps

2021
The Book of Boba Fett poster

The Book of Boba Fett

TV · as Fennec Shand · 7 eps

2020
Mulan poster

Mulan

Movie · as Esteemed Guest

2020
50 States of Fright poster

50 States of Fright

TV · as Susan · 3 eps

2020
Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens poster

Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens

TV · as Aunt Sandra · 1 ep

2020
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian poster

Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian

TV · as Self - Fennec Shand · 2 eps

2019
Marvel Rising: Heart of Iron poster

Marvel Rising: Heart of Iron

Movie · as Hala the Accuser (voice)

2019
Daughter of Shanghai poster

Daughter of Shanghai

Movie · as Self

2019
Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee poster

Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee

Movie · as Self

2019
Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart poster

Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart

TV · as Tanya Keys (voice) · 1 ep

2019
The Mandalorian poster

The Mandalorian

TV · as Fennec Shand · 4 eps

2018
Ralph Breaks the Internet poster

Ralph Breaks the Internet

Movie · as Mulan (voice)

2018
Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors poster

Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors

Movie · as Hala the Accuser (voice)

2018
Sofia the First: Forever Royal poster

Sofia the First: Forever Royal

Movie · as Vega (voice)

2017
Sofia the First: The Mystic Isles poster

Sofia the First: The Mystic Isles

Movie · as Vega (voice)

2017
Young Sheldon poster

Young Sheldon

TV · as Carol Lee · 1 ep

2016
The Darkness poster

The Darkness

Movie · as Wendy

2016
Marvel's Captain America: 75 Heroic Years poster

Marvel's Captain America: 75 Heroic Years

Movie · as Self

2016
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Slingshot poster

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Slingshot

TV · as Melinda May · 2 eps

2016
Milo Murphy's Law poster

Milo Murphy's Law

TV · as Savannah (voice) · 2 eps

2015
Parallel Man: Infinite Pursuit poster

Parallel Man: Infinite Pursuit

Movie · as Agent Mackenzie Cartwright (voice)

2015
Sofia the First: Dear Sofia...A Royal Collection poster

Sofia the First: Dear Sofia...A Royal Collection

Movie · as Princess Mulan (voice)

2015
We Bare Bears poster

We Bare Bears

TV · as Ranger Zhao (voice) · 1 ep

2015
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy poster

Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy

TV · as Phyla-Vell (voice) · 4 eps

2015
Celebrity Family Feud poster

Celebrity Family Feud

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2015
Fresh Off the Boat poster

Fresh Off the Boat

TV · as Stephanie, Elaine · 1 ep

2014
April Rain poster

April Rain

Movie · as Hillary Miller

2014
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe poster

Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe

Movie · as Self

2013
Mulan: 15th Anniversary - The Voices of Mulan II

Mulan: 15th Anniversary - The Voices of Mulan II

Movie · as Self - Voice of Mulan

2013
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. poster

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

TV · as Melinda May · 136 eps

2013
Sofia the First poster

Sofia the First

TV · as Mulan (voice), Vega (voice) · 1 ep

2012
Super Cyclone poster

Super Cyclone

Movie · as Dr. Jenna Sparks

2012
Nashville poster

Nashville

TV · as Calista Reeve · 1 ep

2010
Breakdance Academy poster

Breakdance Academy

Movie · as Judy Roberts

2010
Adventure Time poster

Adventure Time

TV · as Finn's Mom (voice) · 2 eps

2009
Push poster

Push

Movie · as Emily Hu

2009
Stargate Universe poster

Stargate Universe

TV · as Camille Wray · 31 eps

2009
Celebrity Ghost Stories poster

Celebrity Ghost Stories

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2008
Prom Night poster

Prom Night

Movie · as Dr. Elisha Crowe

2007
Private Practice poster

Private Practice

TV · as Kara Wei · 1 ep

2007
Phineas and Ferb poster

Phineas and Ferb

TV · as Dr. Hirano (voice) · 1 ep

2006
Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 3 - Perfectly Princess poster

Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 3 - Perfectly Princess

Movie · as Mulan (speaking voice)

2006
Vanished poster

Vanished

TV · as Lin Mei · 13 eps

2006
Eureka poster

Eureka

TV · as U.S. Senator Michaela Wen · 7 eps

2005
Inconceivable poster

Inconceivable

TV · as Rachel Lu · 10 eps

2005
Iron Chef America poster

Iron Chef America

TV · as Self - Judge · 1 ep

2005
American Dad! poster

American Dad!

TV · as Gwen Ling (voice) · 1 ep

2004
Mulan II poster

Mulan II

Movie · as Mulan (voice)

2004
Perfection poster

Perfection

Movie · as Woman

2004
When Star Wars Ruled the World poster

When Star Wars Ruled the World

Movie · as Self

2004
The Batman poster

The Batman

TV · as Detective Ellen Yin (voice) · 26 eps

2004
Boston Legal poster

Boston Legal

TV · as Ming Wang Shu · 1 ep

2003
Declaration of Independence poster

Declaration of Independence

Movie · as Self

2003
Two and a Half Men poster

Two and a Half Men

TV · as Linda · 5 eps

2002
NBC 75th Anniversary Special poster

NBC 75th Anniversary Special

Movie · as Self

2002
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius poster

The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius

TV · as Peggy Tsu (voice) · 1 ep

2002
George Lopez poster

George Lopez

TV · as Professor Lim · 2 eps

2001
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within poster

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within

Movie · as Dr. Aki Ross (voice)

2001
Teddy Bears' Picnic poster

Teddy Bears' Picnic

Movie · as Katy Woo

2001
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within - Aki's Dream Reconstruction poster

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within - Aki's Dream Reconstruction

Movie · as Aki Ross

2001
Disney Through The Decades poster

Disney Through The Decades

Movie

2001
Disney's House of Mouse poster

Disney's House of Mouse

TV · as Mulan (voice) · 1 ep

1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

TV · as Li Mei Wu · 1 ep

1999
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn poster

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

1998
Mulan poster

Mulan

Movie · as Mulan (voice)

1998
From Legend To Life: The Making of Mulan poster

From Legend To Life: The Making of Mulan

Movie · as Self

1998
Reflections on Ice: Michelle Kwan Skates to the Music of Disney's 'Mulan'

Reflections on Ice: Michelle Kwan Skates to the Music of Disney's 'Mulan'

Movie · as Fa Mulan / Fa Ping (voice)

1998
Tempting Fate poster

Tempting Fate

Movie · as Ellen Moretti

1997
One Night Stand poster

One Night Stand

Movie · as Mimi Carlyle

1995
The Single Guy poster

The Single Guy

TV · as Trudy Sloan · 44 eps

1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child poster

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

TV · as Lani (voice) · 1 ep

1994
Street Fighter poster

Street Fighter

Movie · as Chun-Li

1994
Vanishing Son IV poster

Vanishing Son IV

Movie · as Mai

1994
Hong Kong 97 poster

Hong Kong 97

Movie · as Katie Chun

1994
Terminal Voyage poster

Terminal Voyage

Movie · as Han

1994
Vanishing Son II poster

Vanishing Son II

Movie · as Mai

1994
All-American Girl poster

All-American Girl

TV · as Amy · 1 ep

1994
ER poster

ER

TV · as Jing-Mei Chen · 118 eps

1994
Vanishing Son poster

Vanishing Son

TV · as Mai · 2 eps

1993
The Joy Luck Club poster

The Joy Luck Club

Movie · as June Woo

1993
Rain Without Thunder poster

Rain Without Thunder

Movie · as 'Uudie' Prisoner

1993
Blind Spot poster

Blind Spot

Movie · as Mitsuko

1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark poster

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

1975
People's Choice Awards poster

People's Choice Awards

TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep